New Publication

Himalaya Today

This new quarterly news magazine deals with the economic, social and environmental issues facing the people of the Himalaya, but its major focus is politics. Due to the geo-political significance of the Himalaya, the importance of a magazine such as this cannot be over-emphasized. The maiden issue appeared in June 1988. The chief editor of Himalaya Today is Dil Kumari Bhandari and its patron is Sikkim Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari.

Articles in the September issue (Vol.1, No.2) deal with, among others, the Gorkhaland movement in Darjeeling and prospects of Sikkim´s industrial development, child labour in Darjeeling´s tea gardens, genesis of the insurgency in the Indian north-east, the Tehri Dam in Garhwal and Indo-Nepal migration. The editorial is on the Gorkhaland accord, and there is a book review section.